tap

tap
[[t]tæ̱p[/t]]
♦♦♦
taps, tapping, tapped
1) N-COUNT A tap is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container, for example on a sink. [mainly BRIT]

She turned on the taps.

...a cold-water tap...

The honey runs out of a tap at the bottom of the drum.

(in AM, use faucet)
2) VERB If you tap something, you hit it with a quick light blow or a series of quick light blows.

[V n] He tapped the table to still the shouts of protest...

[V n] Tap the eggs gently with a teaspoon to crack the shells...

[V adv/prep] Grace tapped on the bedroom door and went in...

[V adv/prep] There was a comfortable-looking clerk on duty, tapping away on a manual typewriter...

[V adv/prep] To hold the carpet in place, it's a good idea to tap in a few nails temporarily.

N-COUNT: usu N on/at n
Tap is also a noun.

A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in.

3) VERB If you tap your fingers or feet, you make a regular pattern of sound by hitting a surface lightly and repeatedly with them, especially while you are listening to music.

[V n] The song's so catchy it makes you bounce round the living room or tap your feet.

4) VERB If you tap a resource or situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want.

[V n] He owes his election to having tapped deep public disillusion with professional politicians...

[V n for n] The company is tapping shareholders for ₤15.8 million...

[V into n] The Campbell Soup Company says it will try to tap into Japan's rice market.

5) VERB If someone taps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations.
→ See also , wiretap

[V n] The government passed laws allowing the police to tap telephones...

[V n] We suspected the telephone line was tapped.

Syn:
N-COUNT: oft n N
Tap is also a noun.

He assured MPs that ministers and MPs were not subjected to phone taps.

6) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If drinks are on tap, they come from a tap rather than from a bottle.

Filtered water is always on tap, making it very convenient to use.

7) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If something is on tap, you can have as much of it as you want whenever you want. [INFORMAL]

The advantage of group holidays is company on tap but time alone if you want it.

Phrasal Verbs:

English dictionary. 2008.

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